This weekend (April 20-22) in beer

FRIDAY: AleSmith's recently remodeled tasting room has another new attraction -- food. Or at least there's edibles in the parking lot, where Slow-Cal BBQ will begin selling its wares at 5 p.m.

AleSmith: 9368 Cabot Drive San Diego; (858) 549-9888; alesmith.com

FRIDAY: This is the fourth straight year Downtown Johnny Brown's will host "Bitter and Sour Night." The impressive list of IPAs and sour sour ales includes Russian River's Pliny the Elder and Supplication; The Bruery's Kriek;

FRIDAY, SATURDAY and SUNDAY: Julian Brewing Company's grand opening party runs all weekend, spotlighting the beers of owner/brewer Tom Nickel, whose previous efforts at Oggi's, Pizza Port and other locales have been worth a long drive.